Daniel Savage has been frequenting Max Fish for over a decade now. While the 31-year-old surfer and photographer doesn’t specifically remember the first time he…
Pure Love’s Jim Carroll Has Nothing But Love For These 5 Greenpoint Spots
Before Pure Love goes on tour to support their debut album (Anthems was released by Mercury Records earlier this year) they’ll play their very first…
The G is Actually Running This Weekend; New Doc On Street Photographers
Paul Auster will headline at Comic Arts Brooklyn in Williamsburg this November, along with Art Spiegelman, the creator of Maus. [Brokelyn] German portraitist Hendrik Beikirch is…
Don’t Even Think About Parking On J.J. Jenkins’s Stool at Union Pool
Twelve years ago, when he helped turn a garage behind Union Pool into an informal music venue, J.J. Jenkins couldn’t have imagined that it would…
Ron Athey Puts Away the Torture Rack and Busts Out Some Pens and Typewriters
Like a descent into the cut-up mind of William S. Burroughs, a cacophony of typewriter and pen strokes filled Participant, Inc. as one of the…
Shows: Maxwell’s Is Closing, Bushwick Block Party
FAREWELL TO MAXWELL’S When Maxwell’s opened its doors in August of 1978, no one could have guessed the inconspicuous corner restaurant/bar would eventually fit into…
Latinos in Immigration Limbo Had Better Get to This Church in the Next Few Days
For almost two months now, Salvadorian immigrants have been streaming into the basement of Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church, a red-brick edifice built more than 125 years ago…
Oh, Hello! Will This New Luncheonette Bring Too Much Tuna to St. Marks?
Looks like “Too Much Tuna” has a new filming location. A homey luncheonette specializing in deli-style chicken and tuna salad is slated to open within…
Mosaic Man’s Twitter Meltdown: Show Me the Money!
Last night, Jim Power, the legendary Mosaic Man, took to his Twitter and Facebook to post a diatribe on the waning support from his community.…
Dressler and DuMont Owner Found Dead, Max Fish’s Goodbye Party Tonight
Sad news: Colin Devlin, chef and owner of beloved Williamsburg restaurants Dressler and DuMont, was found dead in his car near a Pennsylvania cemetery on…